Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has shared intimate family footage of her family celebrating the eclipse in the US.

The Swansea-born actress shared the footage on her Facebook page, which features husband Michael Douglas, 72, and their children Carys and Dylan dancing poolside.

Zeta-Jones, 47, and her family appear in good spirits while they danced together and took in the eclipse, with the footage featuring Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.

Catherine Zeta Jones and family celebrate the eclipse around family pool

Millions of people watched in wonder through telescopes, cameras and protective glasses as the first total solar eclipse in 99 years crossed the US, from Oregon to South Carolina - while Zeta-Jones' daughter Carys even uses a colander!

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Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump watched from the Whitehouse alongside First Lady Melania while his daughter Ivanka and rock star Bruce Springsteen were among the excited big names who had tweeted advice that watchers should remember to wear their glasses when looking at the spectacle.

US President Donald Trump looks up toward the Solar Eclipse while joined by his wife first lady Melania Trump on the Truman Balcony at the White House on August 21, 2017 in Washington, DC (Image: Getty Images North America)

Totality, when the sun is completely obscured by the moon, lasted for around two minutes in each location along the narrow corridor stretching across the US heartland to Charleston, South Carolina.